Drop-in plan

Downing Street ‘not aware’ of Trump drop-in plan

There are reports that Trump will make an unscheduled stop in the UK on the way to or from France’s Bastille Day celebrations.

By ANNABELLE DICKSON

The U.K. government said it is “not aware” of any plans for Donald Trump to visit the country in the next few weeks amid reports that the U.S. president could drop in to see the British prime minister while he is in Europe.

The U.S. president might want to see Theresa May while on an unscheduled stop to one of his Scottish golf courses, according to The Sunday Times, with the British newspaper suggesting confirmation would come less than 24 hours before the visit to avoid protests.

Trump is traveling across the Atlantic to attend France’s Bastille Day celebrations on July 14.

But the prime minister’s official spokesperson said: “I am not aware of any plans for the president to visit the U.K. in the next few weeks.”

May extended an invitation for a state visit to the U.K. to the U.S. president during her visit to Washington — but a date has still not been confirmed.

The U.K. state visit was not mentioned in the queen’s speech, which is usually used to give details of upcoming visits to the U.K. by other heads of states, or details of any state visits the queen is making overseas.